A charming, very special gem in the Basque mountains, far from the hustle and bustle. Andoni, the friendly, unassuming host, has created something extraordinary. He speaks Basque, Spanish, French, andâgood for usâsign language. If this had once been a sheep barn, I would have loved to be a sheep there. Everything you need is there, fully equipped, and leaves nothing to be desired. Highly recommended *****
This house is incredible. I've never stayed in a place as beautifully crafted and in such a beautiful rural setting. We cooked 4 nights as well and found the kitchen and outdoor grill to be well stocked. Our group was a family of 4 - kids were 18 and 14 years old. During our 5 nights stay we visited the nearby French Basque towns (including Espelette), we day-tripped to San Sebastian, went to Bayonne, Saint Jean de Luz, and Hendaye. Really fun week!
We loved this house and appreciated the work that had gone into building and furnishing it. Lots of wood in the structure and fittings and an excellent standard.
Andoni lives next door and is a very attentive host. The only problem we had, when arriving, was not following his Google map instructions on the location. Once we realised what to do, we went straight to the house!
The house is very well equipped, comfortable and has lovely surrounding garden and views. Plenty of outdoor seating and tables for eating. It would be particularly good for children as there are swings and a slide to play on.
This area is has beautiful scenery and very pretty towns and villages and we were perfectly located to explore.
We could not have asked for a more ideal vacation or a better host. Andoni Garbisu is an exceptionally friendly and helpful VRBO host. Of the many regions we visited during our month in France, the French Basque region is definitely our favorite... and much of that is due to the beauty and comfort of the home at Anikunborda and the graciousness of Andoni. If you enter ANIKUNBORDA as the âdestinationâ on your cell phoneâs Google Maps app, you will have no problem finding the house. My recommendation is to arrive before sunset because the roads are winding and narrow and it is much easier to navigate in the light. But once youâve arrived, you will feel very secure in your ability to find the home again (assuming you have mobile GPS). The GPS with which many rental cars are equipped will NOT work to locate the house. The highlights of our three days in the area were our trip to Zumaia where we had an exceptional Air BnB âtour experienceâ with Angel Patricio in the Zumaia Geopark; our half day in Hondarribia and other half day in St-Jean-de-Luz were also favorite experiences. For a beautiful beach and shopping, visit Biarritz (great linens at Jean-Vier plus a great Oceanside promenade walk). And, of course, there is the truly exceptional cuisine of the area â particularly a restaurant we found called Ostalapia near Ahetze and the pintxos of nearby Spain (Anikunborda is literally a few minutes drive to the Spanish border). San SebastiĂĄn, about 45 minutes away, is famous for its inventive pintxos cuisine, but we also had wonderful pintxos in smaller towns like Zumaia, Hondarribia and St-Jean-de-Luzâand they were much more affordable. Overall, we had a wonderful, relaxing, and highly interesting vacation in the very special Basque region. Thank you, Andoni!
Wir haben uns sehr wohl gefĂŒhlt. Die Region ist sehr abwechslungsreich. Wir sind mit den FahrrĂ€dern gefahren. Man sollte gut trainiert sein oder ein E-Bike haben.Das Haus ist gut ausgestattet. Es ist alles da was gebraucht wird. Die Kommunikation hat super ĂŒber eine Ăbersetzung-App funktioniert. Der Besitzer ist sehr freundlich, hilfsbereit und geht auf WĂŒnsche ein.Das Haus ist sehr ruhig gelegen und wir haben uns sehr gut erholen können.Direkt vor dem Haus geht eine Wanderroute lang. Man kann wunderbar Rad fahren und Wandern.Vielen Dank fĂŒr den schönen Aufenthalt.
Ein auĂergewöhnliches Haus mit teilweise baskischem antiken Mobiliar ausgestattet. Moderne KĂŒche mit Induktions-E-Herd, SiebtrĂ€ger-Kaffeemaschine u. Wasserkocher. KĂŒchen-Ausstattung komplett bis hin zum Austernmesser.Vermieter, ein Ă€lterer netter u. hilfsbereiter Herr wohnt nebenan, spricht allerdings kein französisch, sondern nur spanisch und baskisch.Entgegen unserer Annahme befand sich das Haus nicht wie fĂŒr einen ehemaligen Schafstall ĂŒblich, in einer abgelegenen Gegend sondern in einer Wohnstrasse.Insofern kam es in den elf Tagen unseres Aufenthaltes sogar an Sonn- u. Feiertagen zu einer stĂ€ndigen Ruhestörung durch nachbarliche Gartenarbeiten, wie RasenmĂ€hen, Rasentrimmen und Arbeiten mit dem Hochdruckreiniger, lĂ€rmende Kinder taten ihr ĂŒbriges.Nun noch eine Bemerkung zur Lage des Hauses.Das Haus liegt vom Ortskern Sare ca. 5 Km entfernt u. ist nur ĂŒber sehr enge meistens einspurige kurvenreiche StraĂen erreichbar, es sollten sich nur geĂŒbte Autofahrer hierfĂŒr entscheiden.Das Haus ist sehr schön, es sollten sich hierfĂŒr jedoch nur Urlauber evtl. mit Kindern oder lĂ€rmresistente Menschen interessieren.Monika u. Peter S.